Tuesday snow chance, but spring thaw on the way? - Minnesota Public Radio... and the desert southwest with precious rain and ... of potentially heavy snow close to the metro next ... wxcaster.com Spring fever outbreak ...02/26/2015 - 6:26 am | View Link

Records fall, ferries freeze amid arctic cold in eastern US - York Daily Record... warned that more sleet and freezing rain will be ... As the sun peaks over the horizon as icicles ... could get snow and sleet, including ...02/20/2015 - 2:45 pm | View Link

More freezing rain; officials urge cautionRoads were expected to freeze over again Sunday night into Monday morning in the metro Jackson area, Vicksburg, Greenville, Greenwood and Columbus. Up to a half inch of snow was possible in counties along the Mississippi-Tennessee border. The Mississippi ...02/22/2015 - 3:03 pm | View Link

Portland forecast: Showers, a stray thunderstorm, windy and more rain on the horizonRainfall totals in the Portland metro area were generally on the underwhelming side Monday into Tuesday morning, but some areas along the Oregon coast and in the Cascade foothills saw more than 1.5 inches of rain in 24 hours. But wait, there's more to come ...10/14/2014 - 11:37 am | View Link

Washington D.C. Weather Forecast: Continued mild with less wind, more rain on the horizonA cold front may produce a few showers north of the metro area on Wednesday but before that, it will be the warmest day of the week. By Thursday, expect a mix of clouds and sun along with a chance for afternoon or evening showers. On Friday, another low ...04/1/2014 - 2:36 am | View Link

Warmer weather on the not-too-distant horizon, rain and snow melt could cause floodingThis will bring welcome rain and snow to that part of the country and will allow milder maritime Pacific air into the Midwest, including metro Detroit. Temperatures toward the end of this time period could be warmer than we've seen in months. Now that you ...02/11/2014 - 4:03 pm | View Link

Temperatures in the low to mid-teens early Wednesday, but warmer weatherMetro Atlanta’s deep freeze of 2014 continued to cause problems Wednesday, particularly in Dunwoody, where a frozen water main burst, sending a geyser of water some 80 to 100 feet into the 13-degree air, icing nearby power lines and roads and forcing the ...01/7/2014 - 7:00 pm | View Link

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AP The Obama administration is against intelligence officials leaking classified information—but some conditions may apply. If you're a CIA analyst who talks to reporters, you might end up serving 30 months in federal prison or facing more. Even a reporter could end up being named a co-conspirator by prosecutors. But if you're a decorated general, a former CIA director, and a former member of the Cabinet, you might get off with a $40,000 fine and two years of probation.